3.0.0 2602 2023-01-11T13:22:44Z 2023-01-11T13:22:44Z House H HR 2011-07-20 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAULSEN:H.R. 2602.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H5285]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-21T14:25:01Z hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-21T14:24:52Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-21T14:24:27Z hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-21T14:24:17Z hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-21T14:24:07Z Referred to 2011-07-20T14:00:27Z Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 112 615 S 2011-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2011-07-21 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2011-07-21 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2011-07-21 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2011-07-21 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2011-07-21 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2011-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 N G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2011-07-20 True S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2011-07-20 True B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2011-07-28 False D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2011-09-07 False J000285 Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] TIMOTHY JOHNSON R IL V. 15 2011-09-22 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2011-10-04 False F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 2011-10-12 False F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2011-10-25 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2011-10-31 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2011-10-31 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12] Dennis Ross R FL A. 12 2011-11-02 False Government Operations and Politics Budget process Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Public contracts and procurement Public transit Roads and highways Transportation programs funding Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-07-20 Introduced in House 2011-08-22T19:29:51Z Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 - Requires each executive agency to obtain a life-cycle cost analysis for each major infrastructure project prior to obligating funds. Defines "life-cycle cost analysis" as a process for evaluating the total economic worth of an infrastructure project by analyzing specified costs over a minimum 50-year period.

Authorizes the use of alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures for awarding contracts for projects on the National Highway System and for major infrastructure projects.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to require states to utilize the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (developed under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project I-37A) for the initial design phase of all authorized highway projects.

]]> Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 Display Title Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To improve the accountability and transparency in infrastructure spending by requiring a life-cycle cost analysis of major infrastructure projects, providing the flexibility to use alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures to reduce project costs, and requiring the use of design standards to improve efficiency and save taxpayer dollars. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2602ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2602ih.xml 2011-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.